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Articles by Christopher R. Altieri

About Christopher R. Altieri
Christopher R. Altieri is a journalist, editor and author of four books, including Leo XIV: The New Pope and Catholic Reform (Bloomsbury, 2025)] and Reading the News Without Losing Your Faith (Catholic Truth Society, 2021). He is a senior editor for news and affairs at Crux and contributing editor to Catholic World Report.
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Pope Francis and the current crisis of leadership

September 24, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 43

The crisis of leadership in the Catholic Church is protracted, persistent, and global. It is already almost unbearably awful in its details, and has barely begun to be reported. What follows is neither reportage — […]

Analysis

Provisional agreement between China and Holy See raises many questions, highlights tensions

September 22, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 18

The Holy See and the People’s Republic of China announced a provisional agreement on questions of common interest on Saturday. Under the terms of the deal, Pope Francis “readmit[s] to full ecclesial communion the remaining […]

The Dispatch

USCCB admits “great harm” caused by “some bishops”; outlines steps to address crisis

September 19, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 21

The bishops, for the first time, frankly acknowledge that there is a general corrosion of moral culture within the ranks of the Church’s clerical and […]

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A week of controversy, resignations, rumors, meetings—and mirth?

September 13, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 7

Recapping the dizzying array of stories since Monday, both inside and outside of Rome since Monday. […]

Analysis

Is Pope Francis serious about addressing the abuse crisis and its causes?

September 12, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 29

Francis apparently believes that airing bishops’ dirty laundry is not the right thing to do—and that is a large part of the attitude that got […]

Analysis

If Viganò’s “Testimony” is true, Pope Francis has failed his own test

August 26, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 73

The testimony Archbishop Viganò offers is neither perfectly crafted, nor immune to criticism, but it is wide-ranging, detailed, and devastating. […]

Analysis

The bishops’ “Apalachin moment” has arrived

August 16, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 32

Even an Apostolic Visitation of the Church in the US is destined to fail if its scope is limited to McCarrick, even if it illuminates […]

General

Catechism changes demand the impossible

August 16, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 4

The new text on capital punishment seems to require Catholics to substitute this Pope’s judgment on this subject for their own. […]

Features

Cardinal Wuerl seeks to clarify recent comments; says, “This is a very grave moment…”

August 11, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri, CWR Staff 75

In an interview with CWR, the Archbishop of Washington, DC, responds to questions about his recent appearance on the Salt & Light television network. […]

Features

An Open Letter to Bishop Thomas J. Tobin

July 22, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 108

We need leaders who will not mislead us and scatter us. We cry out for shepherds who will shepherd us, so that we need no […]

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